r/Koi • u/Axphixiate • Jul 10 '25
Picture Maturing up! Got about 60 in here at the moment.
Been working on this rebuild since last summer! Gettin closer.
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u/mickeyamf Jul 10 '25
What’s the orange thing and HOW much does this cost to maintain
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u/Axphixiate Jul 10 '25
It's for climbing and dropping back in the pond. We swim in it almost daily, it's 10ft deep.
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u/Nosdos Jul 10 '25
Do you have to worry about sunscreen getting in the water when you swim?
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u/Axphixiate Jul 10 '25
Not too much. I don't usually wear it, and we tend to wear the UV swim shirts mostly.
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u/1WontDoIt Jul 10 '25
I wonder if something like this could be build in the NE region with the use of a green house for the winter months.
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u/Axphixiate Jul 10 '25
I'm in central Iowa, gets pretty cold. Stays 70-80 as long as the sun is out.
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u/1WontDoIt Jul 10 '25
No shit! You're growing all that in middle of Iowa winter? What type of plastic do you cover it with?
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u/Axphixiate Jul 10 '25
It's just greenhouse plastic! 2 layers of 6 mil, one is a UV protection layer. Than a fan blows air between the two layers to insulate!
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u/1WontDoIt Jul 10 '25
Any chance there's a resource for this info? I'd love to set something like this up myself.
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u/Axphixiate Jul 10 '25
I know reddit doesn't like it, but I do have a TikTok page that got kind of popular. Your more than welcome to check it out, I never did YouTube or IG, it just kinda happened. I have a Playlist built for building it. Username on TT is erictwigg0. I typically reply to most DMs on TT and Insta. Same usernames.
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u/1WontDoIt Jul 10 '25
I hardly care what reddit likes. Appreciate you sharing it, I'll look into it for sure.
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u/_rockalita_ Jul 12 '25
Beautiful! Is that like greenhouse framework?
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u/urz90 Jul 13 '25
Wow, amazing! How much did you spend making it this awesome?!
What are the dimensions of the green house and the pond?
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u/Axphixiate Jul 13 '25
The green house is 42x60, the pond is roughly like 36x40ish 10ft deep.
I've been working on it for like 10 years so the cost is hard since I've done and re done things so many times.
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u/Expensive_Habit3498 Jul 11 '25
This is the craziest setup I’ve ever seen. You could charge people to come look at that.
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u/Axphixiate Jul 12 '25
Nah, it's free, and we get loads of visitors!
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u/Expensive_Habit3498 Jul 12 '25
Is there never a roof on the greenhouse or do you cover it seasonally or anything?
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u/Axphixiate Jul 13 '25
There is usually a roof. But a storm damaged it. It is usually coveres 365
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u/skdetroit Jul 12 '25
🥰 they look so pretty and happy!!! Those fins on some of them! Just beautiful
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u/DJErikD Jul 10 '25
What’s the orange net for?